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Using a sifter, sprinkle two cups of powdered sugar onto the coated cereal and mix once again.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025
Lay your paper heart or other design atop the cake, load up a couple tablespoons of powdered confectioners’ sugar into a sifter or fine-mesh sieve, and let it snow.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023
Using a sifter or fine-mesh strainer, sift the flour over the bowl and whisk until almost smooth; a few small lumps are okay.
From Washington Post • May 11, 2022
For about 10 days, she has used sifter boxes and shovels — left by a friendly stranger — to search for anything left.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2018
I broke out the sifter, the mixing bowl, the mixer, some measuring cups, and the old wooden spoon my mother loved to use.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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